CoRoT-17

Planetary system · 3836.0 light-years away

CoRoT-17 is 3,836 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G2 V star; the first was found in 2011 by transit (CoRoT).

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Worth knowing

CoRoT-17 b goes round its star every 3.77 days, 23 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG2 V
Surface temperature5,740 K
Mass1.04 solar masses
Radius1.59 solar radii
Luminosity1.362 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude16.29
Ageabout 10.7 billion years
Distance from the Sun3836.0 light-years (1176.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 278.6992°, Dec -6.6123°
ConstellationScutum

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
CoRoT-17 b3.77 days0.0461 AU11.43 R⊕772.29 M⊕Transit, 2011

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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